Wayne Community College’s Cultural Diversity/Global Education Task Force and Wayne County Historical Association are partnering to provide a special Black History Month presentation this coming Thursday, Feb. 26.
The “Living Legacies” event will include a discussion with five Wayne County residents who were on the front lines in the civil rights movement: Carolyn Buffalo, Pat Burden, Rev. James Grimes, Sr., Anne Hurrey, and Gerald Simmons. It will be moderated by Gene Price who, as editor of the Goldsboro News-Argus, had a front-row seat for that chapter of our history.
“The generation that worked so hard for the rights that so many take for granted is aging and we will not have many more chances to hear from them first-hand,” said Tara Humphries, a member of the organizing committee. “We encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to learn about history from those who helped make it.”
The discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro. It will be followed by a reception to honor the panelists and allow conversations to continue on a more personal level.
The event is free and open to the public. No reservation or registration is required.
For more information on this event, contact Ms. Humphries at (919) 739-7002 or tarah@waynecc.edu.
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Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.